"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.